What makes a drug a primary mood stabilizer?

被引:14
作者
Keck, PE
McElroy, SL
Richtand, N
Tohen, M
机构
[1] Univ Cincinnati, Coll Med, Dept Psychiat, Biol Psychiat Program, Cincinnati, OH 45267 USA
[2] Univ Cincinnati, Coll Med, Dept Psychiat, Cincinnati Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Cincinnati, OH USA
[3] Eli Lilly & Co, Indianapolis, IN 46285 USA
[4] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Consolidated Dept Psychiat, Boston, MA USA
关键词
bipolar disorder; lithium; antiepileptics; atypical antipsychotics; mania; depression;
D O I
10.1038/sj.mp.4001013
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The term 'mood stabilizer' has been applied to a number of medications for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder. The operational definition of the properties of a mood-stabilizing medication has varied according to the properties of specific medications and the clinical characteristics of the illness. Randomized controlled trials of agents accepted or proposed as mood stabilizers are reviewed to marshall the available evidence in support of this claim. In addition, potential pharmacological mechanisms underlying mood-stabilizing effects of established compounds are reviewed.
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页码:S8 / S14
页数:7
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